The country’s per capita nominal GDP came to $24,329 last year, up from $22,590 in 2012, according to the IMF data compiled by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.
Luxembourg topped the list with $110,423, followed by Norway and Qatar with $100,318 and $100,260, respectively. Switzerland ranked fourth with $81,323, the data showed.
The IMF predicted earlier that Korea’s per capita GDP could hit $30,000 in 2016 or 2017 as it surpassed the $20,000 mark in 2007.
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Articles by Korea Herald